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A 2020 law expanded the number of mental health conditions insurers must cover.

A three-day strike that ended Saturday included roughly 19,000 Bay Area Kaiser employees.

Kaiser patients waited 19 days for follow-up mental health appointments in 2019, nine days longer than state law permits.

New conservatorship law would include people with serious mental illness, addiction problems.

A new California law will ban over two dozen chemicals from fragrances and cosmetics.

Union representatives said a longer strike notice could be called after Saturday. The next bargaining session is scheduled for Oct.

Mortality gap between those with and without a degree is growing “on steroids,” researchers say.

If no deal is reached, a walkout by about 75,000 KP workers in five states could disrupt care.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta says the claims are false advertising that misleads vulnerable patients.